Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-04-13
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
MILLINERY-OUT DOOR GARMENTs-LACE
DREsSEs-TRIMMINGs-
HOUSEHOLD NOTES.

HOUSEHOLD NOTES.
| From our Female Fashion Correspondents
A notable feature in millinery, is the
union of velvet and tulle, not only in trim
ming but in the making of bonnets, as for
example, where the crown is of velvet with
tulle front or the front is of shirred velvet
with crown Of puffed tulle. The most mark
ed innovation is perhaps, however, an in
PRODUCTION OF lace or embroidered kerchiefs
which serve both as material and trimming;
for the latter purpose, one being caught by
the middle and arranged with the four corn
srs bristling in front as an adjunct to the tall
bouquet or where second kerchief in great
part composes the bonnet. Lace is con-
stantly disposed likewise in the high rising
piquancy of front garniture, the central
| Thought to which all other thoughts are SUBJ
ordinate and for the production of which,
whether in direct or roundabout fashion,
they minister. Both lace and embroidery
are freely used, to say nothing of ribbons
the satin faced velvet faille, meire, satin,
velvet with feather edge fancy striped,
plaided or checked, gauze with picot edge
or metal. But every trimming takes a Sec
ondary position when compared with beads.
From bonnets entirely of beads, to those
where slight admixtures glitter, there are
all gradations, but cluster them never so
| thickly, bespangle them never so lavishly,
you cannot oyerdo the matter.
THE SMALL WRAPS
| very short at the back with long mantilla
| ends in front, are another evidence of how
many beads can be put on a limited ex-
panse of material. For the most part they
| are of velvet that is seen in such gllmpses
as remain after the placing of frent pieces
| that touch shoulder pieces and shoulder
pieces that are made akin by the extended
back piece-the chef-d 'euure of the display
and effectually preventing the comfort of
support against anything. 1t must not be
touched too roughly for fear of injury. Rich
and broad passementeries sometimes do
duty on the much-enduring velvet wrap and
there are wraps of passementerie so in
wrought by beads that no inch of space
looks forth. But colored velvet heavily
trimmed by colored beads, takes first posi-
jet is in great demand. Jackets, new
markets and raglans complete the list of
out door garments.
COLORED BEADS
take the lead in trimmings and, like JET, Iare
brought Out in plastrons, shoulder pieces,
long side pieces, passementeries, indepen-
that drape skirts. But combination costumes
are in such remarkable vogue that trim
mings suffer. One may have costume or
two elaborately garnitured by beads, but The
new unitings of checks, plaids and stripes
with each other or with plain goods, afford
so much of the unique and novel, that fash
ion goes Oft to them as to feast of fat
things For weols nevertheless, there are
open work woclen galoons while tailor-made
dresses have lost nothing in prestige: the
idea extending to silks where heavy surahs
woven diagonally and with hair lines, are
made up i'll the severe simplicity of tailor
suits.
LACE DRESSES
will be very much worn and this is not sur
prisIng since they are becoming to every
one, are lasting, graceful, capable of much
re-draping. veil conveniently the worn-silk
of former season or cause the cheap silk
below, to look the handsome thing it is not.
To many female heart there is fascination
in this fact and women will spend more in
the endeavor to make cheap or wornout
thing 'do," than new and good thing
would cost, as some thrifty housekeepsrs
will spend more in utilizing stale bread in
the form of pudding, than fresh dessert
from the pastry cooks would cost, time and
dresses have high stand and with lace
parasol to match, will compose stylish out
fits fer Simmer hotel piazzas. The more
SO, since lace parasols are very fashionable
though less numerous because more eXpen-
sive than the checked silk which are all the
60. Every variety of color is shown: grave
tints for the grave: gay for the gay, and
with long feruie and ribbon bow on the
handle, they form, when closed, pretty
walking sticks.
HOUSEHOLD NOTES.
Some we'll known infants food are SIM
ply bread baked and powdered while others
are composed of malt sugar, quite as apt to
produce fermentation as ordinary sugar.
Professor Stutyer, Food Analyst for Rhenish
Prussia, however, pronounces Carnrick's s
Soluble Food for infants as greatly superior
to all others, and Marion Harland, the editor
of Babyhoed, saved her grandchild's with
it, after trying all the principal food in the
market. Mothers everywhere should know
that it is really substitute for Natures
nourishment since while largely composed
of cows milk, the cbeesy portion is partial
ly digested to render it as digestible as hu-
man milk. Fashion in China runs wholly
to color, but prices are now very moderate
since complete dinner and tea set OF
French China, prettily decorated, costs only
fifty dollars. At higher figures come sets
of cream and gilt, and royal blue is hand
some and fashionable. At the Stewart sale,
besides the silver service, there was medal
lion set, one of royal blue and third of
French China gilt. Mattings this Spring,
are brought out in cheerful colors and pat
terms almost as elaborate as carpets. There
are squares outlined by crimson, blue or
green with circular figures of the same in
side: less complicated designs shew colored
cross bars, and taken altogether, there is
marked advance in the direction of orna-
ment. Green is in most favor, because cool
| looking. Ingram carpets are woven in
small patterns and subdued colors producing
| far greater refinement of effect than former
| ly. Rugs were never in SO great demand,
and the finest kinds bring almost fabulous
prices. RosALIND MAY.
| There's nothing half SO sweet in life
(Next to the joys of home and wife)
| AS fragrant breath, and pearly teeth,
With hard and rosy gums beneath
| And see these CT arms of which we sing
| Have from sweet SOZODONT their spring.
IrreprOachable.
| Not one word of censure can Justly be ut
| .
thrice makes the teeth SO white, and yet
none is so entirely free from every Objec-
tionable Ingredient.
| What SPALDINe's GLUE has joined can
not be put asunder.
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| LET 'EM LOOK AT HoME.-Not long ago
the alleged insecurity of humas life at the
South was favorite topic with the Nerth-
em newspapers; but the beam in their own
eye has gotten to be so irritating that they
don't pay so much attention to the mote in
ours. For example, "a New York paper, a
propos of the receut murder of young wo-
man, enumerates the following names OF
young girls who have been foully done to
death without the administration of justice
thereafter. It is sad and a CHASTITY list
indeed, and reads as follows: Mary Stan
nard, Rose Amber, Jennie Cramer, Phoebe
Paullin, and Emma Pierson. Where the
life and honor of woman ia held as cheap as